2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your
usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,238 3,248 76.9 75.4-78.4 233 5.3 4.6- 6.1 265 6.2 5.4- 7.1 289 6.6 5.8- 7.5 203 5.0 4.2- 5.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,651 2,038 76.5 74.6-78.4 154 5.6 4.8- 6.7 168 6.3 5.3- 7.5 166 6.2 5.2- 7.3 125 5.3 4.3- 6.5
GENDER
Male 1,263 1,020 80.6 78.0-83.0 72 5.8 4.6- 7.4 63 4.8 3.6- 6.3 57 4.6 3.4- 6.1 51 4.2 3.0- 5.7
Female 1,388 1,018 72.8 69.9-75.5 82 5.5 4.3- 7.0 105 7.8 6.3- 9.6 109 7.7 6.2- 9.4 74 6.3 4.7- 8.2
AGE
18-34 487 359 73.9 69.4-77.9 39 7.6 5.5-10.5 47 9.3 6.9-12.4 34 6.8 4.8- 9.7 *** *** ***
35-44 317 238 75.9 70.4-80.7 24 6.5 4.3- 9.8 28 8.2 5.5-11.9 18 5.6 3.4- 9.0 *** *** ***
45-54 412 305 72.4 67.1-77.1 29 6.4 4.4- 9.3 22 5.5 3.3- 9.2 35 9.8 6.8-13.8 21 5.9 3.7- 9.2
55-64 521 398 77.6 73.2-81.5 27 4.6 3.0- 7.1 29 4.9 3.2- 7.4 28 4.8 3.2- 7.0 39 8.1 5.6-11.6
65-74 515 412 80.1 75.5-84.0 25 4.7 2.9- 7.5 21 3.7 2.1- 6.2 29 4.9 3.4- 7.2 28 6.7 4.2-10.4
75+ 372 303 81.6 76.0-86.2 *** *** *** 17 3.8 2.2- 6.4 22 5.5 3.4- 8.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 89 72.9 63.9-80.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 16.0 10.3-23.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 567 442 79.0 75.0-82.5 16 2.4 1.4- 4.0 27 4.5 2.9- 6.7 47 8.1 5.9-11.0 35 6.1 4.2- 8.7
Some Post-H.S. 820 599 73.0 69.3-76.3 56 7.2 5.4- 9.5 59 7.3 5.5- 9.6 65 7.5 5.8- 9.7 41 5.1 3.5- 7.4
College Graduate 1,131 903 79.2 76.4-81.8 81 7.9 6.3- 9.9 74 7.0 5.5- 8.9 47 3.9 2.9- 5.3 26 1.9 1.1- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 92 57.8 48.6-66.4 *** *** *** 14 8.5 4.7-14.8 18 11.9 7.4-18.6 22 17.3 11.1-26.0
$15,000- 24,999 249 162 65.1 57.8-71.7 *** *** *** 16 5.2 3.0- 8.9 32 12.6 8.6-18.1 27 12.4 8.1-18.6
$25,000- 34,999 210 149 73.4 66.1-79.6 14 5.7 3.3- 9.7 *** *** *** 19 7.8 4.8-12.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 306 228 75.3 69.2-80.5 15 4.9 2.8- 8.5 26 6.9 4.5-10.5 22 6.6 4.2-10.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 352 290 82.8 77.7-87.0 25 6.4 4.1- 9.8 21 6.2 3.8- 9.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 862 703 80.8 77.6-83.6 60 7.2 5.6- 9.3 49 6.2 4.5- 8.5 31 3.8 2.6- 5.6 19 2.0 1.2- 3.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 832 495 58.2 54.1-62.2 40 4.6 3.2- 6.5 72 8.3 6.4-10.8 120 14.2 11.7-17.1 105 14.7 11.8-18.1
No 1,751 1,481 84.5 82.5-86.3 112 6.2 5.1- 7.6 93 5.5 4.4- 6.9 45 2.7 1.9- 3.6 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 425 341 78.8 73.9-83.1 17 3.6 2.2- 5.8 19 4.2 2.6- 6.9 23 6.4 4.1- 9.8 25 6.9 4.4-10.7
Non-Veteran 2,214 1,685 76.1 73.9-78.1 137 6.0 5.0- 7.2 149 6.7 5.6- 8.0 143 6.2 5.2- 7.4 100 5.0 3.9- 6.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 759 589 77.1 73.5-80.3 64 8.7 6.7-11.2 52 7.4 5.4-10.0 37 4.7 3.4- 6.6 17 2.0 1.2- 3.6
Regional City or Suburban County 777 593 76.4 72.7-79.6 34 4.4 3.0- 6.3 60 7.4 5.6- 9.8 53 6.8 5.0- 9.2 37 5.0 3.5- 7.2
Rural 1,115 856 76.3 73.1-79.2 56 4.4 3.3- 5.9 56 4.8 3.6- 6.5 76 6.8 5.3- 8.7 71 7.7 5.8-10.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,389 1,141 82.4 80.1-84.6 94 6.2 5.0- 7.6 89 6.6 5.2- 8.2 45 3.3 2.4- 4.4 20 1.6 0.9- 2.8
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 812 664 82.5 79.1-85.5 32 3.8 2.5- 5.8 34 3.7 2.4- 5.5 48 5.2 3.8- 7.1 34 4.8 3.1- 7.3
Unable to Work 192 62 31.1 23.9-39.2 *** *** *** 20 8.0 4.7-13.3 45 22.8 16.9-30.1 61 35.9 28.1-44.4
Other not in Labor Force 154 107 69.0 60.4-76.5 16 11.6 7.0-18.7 13 8.8 4.9-15.2 17 10.2 6.1-16.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 84 54.1 45.1-62.9 *** *** *** 16 9.0 5.2-15.1 25 15.0 9.9-22.1 25 17.1 11.1-25.4
101% to 150% 210 142 68.4 60.7-75.2 13 5.8 3.2-10.1 *** *** *** 24 10.3 6.6-15.6 21 11.5 6.9-18.4
151% to 200% 191 144 76.0 67.8-82.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,498 1,203 80.6 78.3-82.8 96 6.3 5.1- 7.8 96 6.5 5.2- 8.1 66 4.5 3.4- 5.9 37 2.0 1.4- 2.9
HOUSING
Own 1,933 1,529 78.9 76.7-81.0 106 5.1 4.2- 6.3 109 5.7 4.6- 7.0 105 5.5 4.4- 6.7 84 4.8 3.7- 6.2
Rent 546 391 70.0 65.3-74.3 35 6.8 4.7- 9.6 45 7.9 5.7-10.9 47 9.4 6.9-12.7 28 5.9 3.8- 9.1
Other arrangement 157 104 64.3 55.2-72.4 13 9.4 5.3-16.3 14 10.5 6.1-17.5 14 6.9 3.8-12.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 513 392 74.8 70.0-79.1 24 4.5 2.9- 7.0 28 5.0 3.3- 7.5 39 8.2 5.8-11.5 30 7.4 4.8-11.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 967 733 75.4 72.0-78.5 49 4.5 3.3- 6.2 62 6.8 5.1- 8.9 65 6.2 4.7- 8.1 58 7.1 5.2- 9.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,171 913 78.2 75.4-80.7 81 7.0 5.6- 8.9 78 6.5 5.0- 8.3 62 5.4 4.1- 7.0 37 2.9 2.0- 4.2

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*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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